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TL;DR Some Pixel owners say their phones aren’t vibrating for incoming calls, causing missed calls even when vibrate mode is enabled.
Reddit users have suggested fixes involving the Phone app’s incoming call notifications and the Ring vibration slider.
Google’s Pixel Community account has contacted some affected users, while one Redditor claims Google emailed them a checklist of things to try.
Pixel phones can do a lot to help you avoid calls you don’t want, but some owners are running into the opposite problem: missing calls they very much did want. Pixel users say their phones aren’t vibrating for incoming calls, even when vibrate mode is enabled.
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The reports vary a bit across several Reddit threads (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), but the general complaint remains the same. The phone doesn’t vibrate when calls come in, and the user only finds out later from a missed-call notification. In one thread, a Pixel 8 Pro owner said the missed-call notification specifically showed “Silent mode activated,” even though vibration was turned on and no rules were enabled. Other commenters describe similar behavior on a variety of Pixel models. Even if the cause could be user-related in some cases, there are enough reports to suggest a bug or a recent update may be to blame.
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The good news is that some Pixel owners say they’ve found fixes. One commonly suggested route is to go to Settings > Apps > Phone > Notifications > Incoming calls and make sure vibration is enabled there. Another fix that appears in multiple comments is to go to Settings > Sound & vibration > Vibration & haptics, move the Ring vibration slider down, then back up, and avoid leaving it at 100%.
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